BWI publishes White Paper on Skanska’s Global Operations

7 October 2016

Skanska is one of the largest multinational construction companies in the world – a company with good reputation that claims to take social responsibility. Yet, Skanska has been involved in serious violations of workers’ rights in a number of countries. On the World Day for Decent Work the Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) releases a white paper on Skanska’s operations – including blacklisting of union members in the United Kingdom and poverty wages and unsafe working conditions in the United States. “Skanska has proven it can earn profits through sustainable business practices in Sweden”, according to BWI General Secretary Ambet Yuson. “Now they need to demonstrate to the world that they can export this knowledge and teach...